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CONFIRMED: Love Island's Ollie issues an official statement after quitting

Love Island's Ollie has issued an official statement after quitting the show.

News broke this afternoon that the 23-year-old had decided to walk out of the villa, as he is reportedly still in love with his ex-girlfriend.

Now, Love Island has confirmed the news. An ITV Spokesperson "Ollie has made the decision to leave the Love Island villa."

Speaking in the Love Island Beach Hut, Ollie said:

"I have to be honest with myself, and everyone, that I do still love someone else… I have to follow my heart in this scenario and it would be wrong for me to ignore these feelings. At the end of the day, this is Love Island and it’s about finding love. If I carried on anything with Paige, or any other girl that might come into the villa, it wouldn’t be fair on them."

A source told the publication "The show made Ollie realise he wasn't ready to be in another serious relationship and he still has really strong feelings for Laura. Meeting girls who were so different to him and his background only clarified how he felt about his ex and he felt it was only fair to leave the competition and sort his head out."

The insider claims "He told producers and acted on his feelings as soon as he made up his mind."

The news comes after there were calls for Ollie to be axed from the show. The backlash was sparked by hunting images which surfaced online, which allegedly showed him posing beside animals that had been killed.

"He has proudly posed with an array of dead endangered animals including warthog and water buffalos among other animals he killed in Africa in order to promote his hunting business, Cornish Sporting Agency.

The disgusting photos were posted on an Instagram account that was deleted before it was announced that Ollie would be one of the contestants joining the winter series of Love Island in South Africa."

According to the above statement, the images have nothing to do with Ollie's exit.

It's reported that we will see Ollie's departure in Wednesday's night episode.